
Did I mention that I love my IPhone??!!! For this month's challenge, I knew immediately what I wanted to paint. Now, this image isn't a good one b/c I took it at night inside the studio so its not as crisp as it could be. But it is full of symbolism! I put 52 pieces of mail because this is my 52nd year and I used the number 8 because it is a symbol of perfection and balance in infinity, and is the expression of the totality of the universe in Asia. The time is set at 6:03 am because I was born in the morning of June 3rd. And the text message symbol has "hi granny" in it because I love getting texts from my granddaughter. Besides my favorite applications (Facebook, Movies, Urbanspoon, Bookworm) I've put symbols for other things I love in my life... gourmet food, my "tunes", Mother Earth, Cyclone (my cat), daily painting, and jewels! I also put an ap for Artcolony using the blogspot symbol and put a paintbrush behind the B. I've added an ap for "Tella-vision"... my family. My grandkids called my mom and dad paw-paw and maw-maw "Tella". I used a take-off of my family's coffee business for the logo. I also have "NOLA-Tonio Figs" to represent my husband's family, the Figueroas.. who live in New Orelans and San Antonio areas. Of course the fleur d'lis is a symbol of my home state (GO SAINTS I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WON!!!!) and the family was living in New Orleans when Katrina hit. So it is now a symbol of renewal for us as well. "B&T Network" represents my daughters, Brandi and Tarah, who are as different as night and day, yet are fiercely loyal to each other. I used an image of a lunar eclipse of the sun for their symbol. And of course, I can't forget "Nando Words" which represent the many poems my husband has written for me.